Why do Florida's sandhill cranes hang out near, and sometimes on, busy roadways?

DuPage Forest on Instagram: "🔊 Flocks of birds in the sky aren’t always geese. Sandhill cranes are currently migrating to their breeding grounds in Wisconsin! The sandhill crane’s call is described as bugle like, compared to geese which have a distinct honk. Geese fly in a tight V pattern, but sandhill cranes fly in looser, undulating patterns. Here’s a clip of sandhill cranes making their way overhead today! #sandhill #sandhillcrane #sandhills #sandhillcranes"

Sites & sounds of the Sandhill Crane Migration

Sandhill Crane Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology